Name: Samuel Owusu-Bonsu

Index No: 10113767

What is Intellectual Capacity Intellectual Capacity is the potential intellectual ability of an individual. People differ greatly in their intelligence and this affect their capacity to do mental activities. That is the capacity of reasoning, thinking and problem solving. Various jobs and positions in industry require varying degrees of intelligence, if they are to be carried out effectively. Intelligence may be defined as the capacity of an individual of comprehension and reasoning. It is an umbrella term describing a property of the mind including related abilities, such as the capacities for abstract thought, understanding, communication, reasoning, learning, learning from past experiences, planning, and problem solving. It reflects a broader and deeper capability for comprehending our surroundings "catching on," "making sense" of things, or "figuring out" what to do (Gottfredson, L.S. (1997). Intellectual abilities are those that are needed to perform mental activities. Mental activities can be measured by intelligent quotient (IQ) tests that are designed to ascertain one's general mental abilities. Some familiar examples of such tests in are Common Admission Tests (CAT), Management programs admission tests (GMAT), law (LSAT), and medical (MCAT), etc. Usually these tests try to measure and evaluate ones mental abilities on various academic areas pertaining to the success in the relevant courses, such as mathematics, English, General knowledge etc. Generally speaking, the more information processing is required in a job, the more general intelligence and verbal abilities will be necessary to perform the job successfully. Of course, a high IQ is not a prerequisite for all. In Fact, for many jobs in which employee behavior is highly routine and there are little or no opportunities to exercise discretion, a high IQ may be unrelated to performance. On the other hand, a careful review of the evidence demonstrates that tests that assess verbal, numerical, spatial, and perceptual ability are valid predictors of job proficiency at all levels of jobs. Therefore, tests measure specific dimensions of intelligence have been found to be strong predictors of future job performance.
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Intellectual capacity is related to the brain size of an individual. That is the bigger brain is equal to more intellectual capacity and vice versa. A study, led by neuroscientist Sandra Witelson, a professor in the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine found bigger brains to be better but there are differences between men and women. In women, verbal intelligence was clearly correlated with brain size, accounting for 36 percent of the verbal IQ score. In men, this was true for right-handers only, indicating that brain asymmetry is a factor in men. Spatial intelligence was also correlated with brain size in women, but less strongly. In men, spatial ability was not related to overall brain size. These results suggest that women may use verbal strategies in spatial thinking, but that in men, verbal and spatial thinking are more distinct. There is, therefore, individual differences in intellectual capacity.

References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence#cite_note-Gottfredson1997-1 http://www.news-medical.net/news/2005/12/22/15113.aspx